Ladies on the list: Want to share an update?

[Keepingthefaith21]

I have been watching the LIW list grow and grow and I thought it might be a good time to see if anyone wants to share any updates they may have as to where they are in the waiting process.

I removed myself from the list quite awhile ago but I am very hopeful that my proposal will happen by the end of this year. SO had told me that we would definitely be married in a couple of years. Since he’s well aware of how long a wedding takes to plan (I remind him of it constantly) I am pretty hopeful it will happen at some point this year. I’ve been known to be wrong though…

 

[BrilliantNikki]

Still waiting....

I had a timeline talk a few months ago with BF that indicated that in the very least we would be engaged by June of this year ... but at this point I am doubtful.

My brother just announced that he is popping the question this weekend, which I am excited about, but bummed that I am still waiting. BF noticed that I was bummed after we heard the news and I am fairly certain he knew why - so that might put a little pressure on him! Ha.

Trust me when he pops the question EVERYONE will know.

 

[Kayakqueen83]

I''d bet $10 that it will happen this year, or at least by this time next year. FF really wants to keep it a surprise but once it gets to this point you pretty much know that it''s going to happen soon. He is getting much more vocal about our future and now that he is on the job hunt, I would imagine it wont be much longer after he settles down in his job. He is excited, I am excited, we are just ready to start our lives together "officially".

A big job opportunity has recently opened up for him and I really hoping it goes through. He is already talking about buying a house soon and I told him we aren''t going to take that step until we are hearing wedding bells. Looks like everything is falling into place!

 

[Delster]

Well the great flights fiasco I posted about in my thread kind of blew BF''s cover, poor guy! Although he hasn''t specified if he was gonna propose on that trip (to NY, to collect the ring) and I told him not to tell me as it''d ruin the surprise. He has told me over and over though that it''ll be before the end of September

 

[galeteia]

I imagine perhaps next year or the year after. At least we get to be in the same country this time while I wait!

 

[sunnyd]

I''m confident that he''ll propose by the end of this year...depending on money. Once we get the government''s generous donation to my ring fund,

we''ll be buying the stone this summer, the setting shortly after. I decided to put my $600 from Uncle Sam into the setting, because he''s stressing about how to come up with $3000! And I''m all about getting it faster.

 

[dragonfly411]

I sortof stumbled upon finding him putting some money aside!!!!! I''m thinking it''s for the ring! In the mean time I got me a lovely anklet for my birthday.

 

[Dreamgirl]

Things have been going well since we had "the timeline talk" a few weeks ago. Im still trying my best not to talk about e-rings as I told him I wouldn''t. We seem to be talking a little here and there about the future more seriously than we did before the talk we had. And Im now just enjoying our relationship together. The other day, I thought to myself that the waiting is actually really fun. It''s like a good thriller movie, it keeps me on the edge of my seat! And when I think about it, he always tells me he likes to keep me guessing. My freaking out about our future has really stopped since I now have a timeline and Im so happy!

He unfortunately though, (jokingly I think) keeps telling me I have little fingers so I need a little ring. And I keep telling him No way BIGGER BIGGER! lol But, he''s the one bringing up the topic not me so I think that it''s ok that I talk about it anytime he brings it up. Also, he keeps joking about e-rings metaphorically speaking and I now keep telling him lets stop talking around the subject and tell me what you are really talking about here! lol But I also just play along with him. It''s like we are talking about e-rings but we are not. It''s kind of hilarious and I am wondering why he is doing this to me, is it because I told him I wouldn''t talk about them? Im not sure. I almost wonder if he is trying to break me from "not" talking about them to see how long I will last. I don''t know why he would do that as I was annoying him before.

Im also sort of falling in love with a few other Tiffany (sorry I love Tiffany''s) rings other than my beloved Novo. I wont ever know for sure unless I check them out at the store though. lol. And Im very excited that when I had "the timeline talk" with him, I told him I thought it would be nice to one day look at rings together (seriously) instead of me telling him of only one ring and/or showing him in the store which one I want....cause there could be others and he had said yeah maybe. lol. (I haven''t told him about my new loves, I have been good!)

We actually watched Licence to Wed on Sunday night. I of course, like a goon started to cry and laugh when John Krasinski popped the Q to Mandy Moore. FF mentioned that he didn''t like that proposal that it "Stole her parents thunder" Because John asked Mandy to marry him at her parents wedding anniversary party. When Mandy told John that there is this place she wanted to get married at and she just has to get married there FF said "Sounds like you!" Oh, and when they found out in the movie that they had to get married in 3 weeks I said "No way, a year to a year and a half" (FF knows this btw) he jokingly says "No, just get it over with sooner" lol

 

[KCCutie]

Well,I post all the time now but I thought I''d put my update here too.

Here''s how it''s going:

January 08 - I was sure he was up to something and decided to drop a hint or two about my love for asschers just in case. In retrospect I know he wasn''t up to anything but there was a little change that I picked up on which was probably him realizing he was ready.

Feb - Anxiety on my side b/c I was still thinking he was up to something.

Mar - Okay so I know he wasn''t up to anything and his cousin tells us he''s looking for a house with his SO and they will be getting engaged (they have not been together as long and my SO and I and are 4-6 years younger). This upsets me so I vent to my girls and decide it''s time for a chat. The chat goes really well and I''m thinking maybe within 12 months or so.

April - He asks when my lease will be up at me apartment. When I say the end of August he says we better start looking for a place together now so I don''t have to renew my lease. and we''ve been looking for a place ever since. I know he wants to be engaged before we move in together and so do I. So now I''d say I''ll be engaged by Sept 1 at the very latest.

I can''t believe all this has transpired in 4 months!

 

[stryeyes102]

Still waiting..

When June 4 comes, then i can share all my diamond knowledge with him and the real fun begins.. He has said he does want to look into getting a ring soon (so we can use his mil. discount) but, no special plans yet.

I just keep driving him nuts with emails about everything i have learned from all you lovely ladies!



Delster- That sounds so exciting! Im sure hes got another option up his sleeve

Galateia-

YAY on the no more LDR.. I know how that feels, *Hugs*..

 

[Dreamgirl]

Date: 4/17/2008 4:37:12 PM
Author: stryeyes102
I just keep driving him nuts with emails about everything i have learned from all you lovely ladies!

haha! Something I MUST refrain myself from doing.

KC- Im keeping my fingers crossed for you come September girl!

 

[gwendolyn]

Date: 4/17/2008 3:54:05 PM
Author: Galateia
I imagine perhaps next year or the year after. At least we get to be in the same country this time while I wait!

*big hugs, for this and your signature*

No idea what my update would be. Still in limbo, feeling unsure about what the next 12 months are going to be like. I'm just trying to concentrate on school for right now, otherwise I'd be having breakdowns every other day worrying about everything it will take just for us to be able to live in the same country and be able to support ourselves.

 

[alli_esq]

I don''t know why, but I feel a little superstitious about putting my name on the LIW official list...even though I expect to be engaged by the end of this year.

I confided in you lovely ladies some weeks ago about issues with my bf, but things have gotten considerably better since then. Although I am aware he doesn''t necessarily think a ring is the soundest investment, he is willing to do it for me because it''s important to me. He thought, when he first told me his budget, that my reaction meant that I wouldn''t be satisfied with what he would give me--but that''s not true, and pretty much all the messiness that came after that had to do with that foundational misunderstanding.

Of course, I would love a big, perfect ring, but I have since come down to earth and realized that really, I have the greatest guy for me, and that is much more important than showing off a ring (though I will definitely still show off a ring when I get one

He''s a good friend and although we have our problems and disagreements, we have both mellowed over time, and I think we will both continue to do so. I really think we both want to make the other happy--and he''s just fun anyway

When we initially talked about our timeline, I said I''d like to be engaged within 1-6 months after moving in with him...he felt more like 6-12 months was better, and I sort of shrugged it off, thinking (read: hoping) it was some sort of a ploy to surprise me. Haha, I was wrong! It''s been 9 1/2 months (but who''s counting), and it''s unlikely that we will get engaged before August, which will be over a year since we moved in together.

Though I wish he''d do it tomorrow hehe!

 

[Lexie]

My boyfriend and I broached this very subject on Sunday. This is how it started: we were both ravenous and on our way to lunch, when my mom asked us to go buy a pie for a function that she was attending. We begrudgingly took a detour and went to the grocery store. On our way back to the house, he jokingly said that he'd marry me on the spot if I "accidentally" hit my mom in the face with the pie. I respectfully declined, but I must admit that it was quite tempting

After having delivered the dessert, we finally made it to the restaurant and it seemed like an appropriate time to discuss the issue some more

Sooo.. it appears that we should be getting engaged by the end of the year or at least by this time next year. We both have a lot of stuff on our plates at the moment, so that should hopefully give us enough time to get things taken care of.

We started throwing around ideas for an engagement ring, and I told him that I had been toying with the idea of getting a sapphire e-ring. He didn't seem too particularly enthused about it, but when I mentioned the fact that Princess Diana used to have one, he seemed pleasantly surprised and a little more receptive to the idea. He's apparently very open to me being involved in the whole e-ring buying process, and the budget that he suggested sounded great! Overall, it was a very successful and promising conversation

As an aside: we were driving around today and while we were stopped at a light, there was a MINI Cooper stopped right next to us, and my eyes went a little something like this:

x 2394729364812. I definitely have a thing for 'em, and he KNOWS it! So, he said that if a couple things end up panning out, that he'd be inclined to purchase one for moi. Of course, I asked him if that was on top of the e-ring, and he said "Yup!". So, it really doesn't get better than that. A beautiful ring and a new car.. mwahahaha

I might take that with a grain of salt since he is sick, woke up with a fever, and might've been delirious, but -shrugs- Who knows!

 

[choro72]

Lexie, the Mini Cooper is my dream car too!!!! I sometimes go to their website to customize my car :p I''m glad you''ll be getting one...For me, it''s just a dream because by the time I''m financially able to afford it I will be thinking about starting a family. You must enjoy yours for me!

Back the original topic. I''ll probably be engaged soon, but not married until late next year to avoid the cost.

 

[FrekeChild]

Nothing new or interesting here. BF and I talked about it, and agreed to tell my mom that we are talking about marriage, which makes it VERY official in my mind, but still no ring in sight. As he would say, "The intention is there, but the time isn''t here yet."

He still has Comprehensive Exams to go through next Spring, and after that sometime (April or May hopefully) I''ll have some new bling to show off. But who knows....

He''s got a whole page of the specs for all three (yes 3) rings (1 engagement, 2 wedding) and it''s on his night stand. And before anyone thinks I''m getting greedy with my three rings...they will probably cost about a total of $1,000.

So! That''s it.

Oh, but our two year anniversary is Cinco de Mayo!!!

 

[Lexie]

Date: 4/17/2008 6:36:08 PM
Author: choro72
Lexie, the Mini Cooper is my dream car too!!!! I sometimes go to their website to customize my car :p I'm glad you'll be getting one...For me, it's just a dream because by the time I'm financially able to afford it I will be thinking about starting a family. You must enjoy yours for me!

I've been known to frequent that site quite a bit

Kudos to you for having such spectacular taste! What does your dream MINI Cooper look like?

Personally, I'm a little skeptical that we'd be getting one in the time frame that he mentioned, as we're currently purchasing a new vehicle (possibly a Hyundai Tiburon), but my boyfriend's a total go-getter. I don't particularly mind waiting to get one, as long as I eventually do

And when I do, I'll try my best to enjoy it for you!

By the way, I love the design for your e-ring! It's quite beautiful and unique.

 

[ktdid]

I''m currently awaiting the arrival of my ering... I was hoping it would be here this week but I guess I was wrong. I know this sounds stupid but I don''t even want to call to find out when it will ship! I guess this is my lesson in patience

Not sure how long it''ll be till BF proposes once the ring is in the house since that part is all on him!

 

[CNOS128]

We''re moving in together in a couple weeks to a fabulous new apartment!

He said that we''ll be engaged before the end of summer...

 

[patient1]

I love pricescope. So for my part in this thread I went from joining Pricescope at the end of February and my BF and I weren''t even talking about rings other than he ''was saving''. Fast forward to today where I picked out my own diamond and setting (thanks to the lovely folks here at PS!), the ring has been paid for, shipped, and just today I was snooping (so bad of me I KNOW!) on my BFs email address and I found the picture from Whiteflash of my engagement ring!!!!! eeeeeeeeeeek!!

So here''s proof... NOW all I have to do is wait for him to pop the question. (sigh) I hope he doesn''t keep me waiting too long! The suspense is killing me...

I love reading everyone''s story by the way. All so different, yet still revolving around something sparkly.

Love it.

 

[absolut_blonde]

You know, I''m not too sure. He runs a little bit hot & cold, it seems. Maybe cold is the wrong word for it, but sometimes he is incredibly sweet/romantic and other times he just seems a bit ''meh'' about the whole idea!

About 2 weeks ago, he called me after a few beers (not drunk, but a bit tipsy and perhaps feeling more courageous and forthcoming than usual) and said a bunch of really sweet stuff. Like how he''s nervous to ask my parents for their blessing (which is not a requirement for me, but he wants to do it & I think it will make him happy so I''m fine with that), how happy he is, other assorted mushy stuff. Basically that it''s a matter of WHEN, not IF. But he also said that it''s really important to him that it be a surprise so he doesn''t want to set a timeline. (Ugh!)

So... we''ve been discussing a move more in general and we''ve been looking around his city a bit for a house. And I have a slight case of cold feet. Not in the sense that I''m not sure about him/the relationship. But about moving without aforementioned timeline. I just need something vague, even. For me, it''s just knowing that we''re relatively on the same page.

It might just be that the entire situation stresses me out. I have to find a job, we have to find a place that we like, that we can afford and that is in a decent location. With housing prices here, that''s NOT an easy task. It all seems so insurmountable at times. So perhaps some of my hesitance is stemming from that.

I guess we''ll see. I think we have some more talking to do this weekend. I''m happy other than that but I''m scared to move. I know that''s normal to some extent, but I don''t know if there is more to it than that.

 

[that_someone_special]

Hi..

I know that it''s going to happen on or before our 2 year anniversary which is October.. I''m excited about that, but right now we''re both so poor! He was laid off and is looking for a new job.. He said either way, he''ll propose with a band if he has to. I''m ok with that, we can always get a nicer diamond later. However, if he gets a job soon (he''s been laid off about a week now, but got a HUGE severance check) then I''m likely to get the setting and diamond I have been drooling over.

He''s been so patient with me lately, I love it. I''ve changed my mind 80 times now on the type of setting and/ or diamond I would like. We went everywhere.. I finally found a Tiffany INSPIRED ribbon ring look that I loved! It''s so gorgeous!

Regardless, from everything that I''ve gone through in the last year and a half with him... it''s more about him and I being together than what kind of ring he can afford right now. Like I said, we can ALWAYS get a bigger one or nicer one That stuff doesn''t matter as much. I''m just madly in love with him and he treats me so well!

I got lucky.

 

[PostIt]

after reading Star Sparkle''s engagement story it reminded me that I am SO looking forward to an engagement! Hopefully for me it will happen by June. Hopefully earlier. We''ve looked at about a million rings, thought we found the one, then realized it wasnt the one, now I don''t know what I''m getting.

I want to be so surprised and just shocked by the actual engagement. I''m sure he will come up with something beautiful...

 

[MoonWater]

The first version of the ring sucked and after a new CAD which I think better represents what we want, it is now being remade. I''ve only asked about it once and immediately changed me mind and asked that he not even say anything. So I''m not sure what''s going on. Depending on when the ring will be finished, I would think I''d get it by the end of this month or no later than mid-May. But I''ll be grrr if he makes me wait until mid-May since we''re getting married in 6 months!!! Our fifth anniversary is in 5 days, maybe I''ll get lucky.

 

[Miscka]

I am not on the list, but things are progressing very nicely. I think late summer/fall.

 

[gwendolyn]

Those of you not on the list but hoping for an engagement soon, I''ve always wondered why you aren''t on the list. Are you afraid you''ll jinx something, concerned your boyfriends will see you on there or do you just not see the point of actually being on a list?

 

[Delster]

Date: 4/18/2008 9:36:47 AM
Author: gwendolyn
Those of you not on the list but hoping for an engagement soon, I''ve always wondered why you aren''t on the list. Are you afraid you''ll jinx something, concerned your boyfriends will see you on there or do you just not see the point of actually being on a list?

The last one

 

[gwendolyn]

Date: 4/18/2008 9:42:12 AM
Author: Delster

Date: 4/18/2008 9:36:47 AM

Author: gwendolyn

Those of you not on the list but hoping for an engagement soon, I''ve always wondered why you aren''t on the list. Are you afraid you''ll jinx something, concerned your boyfriends will see you on there or do you just not see the point of actually being on a list?

The last one

That''s kinda what I thought, since I almost said not to put me on the list either for the same reason. Ah well, to each their own!

 

[Sapphire_Cutie]

Well my ring is being payed for. He''ll have it within 6 wks MAX. So anywhere from now til 6 wks in his hands and then i dont THINK he''ll hold on to it for long before i get it. I honestly think I''ll have it by the end of May...But who knows...I mean it is in the hands of a Man...so BOY time could come into play lol.

 

[redfaerythinker]

My update: Ring has been ordered. Although a two week order has now turned into FIVE

! I''m seriously going crazy here. Buuuuuut. The jeweler said it would be here either at the end of this week or the beginning of next. So it could be as soon as May! WOOOOOOO. The only hitch to getting it faster is that I have finals coming up so I won''t be able to come home and he has told me that the proposal WILL happen at home. Hmmmm, studying at home? Methinks so!